The forthcoming (and already leaked) solo debut from Rilo Kiley front lady Jenny Lewis will be entitled Rabbit Fut Coat but since you already knew all that. You may not have known what songs, specifically, made it to the album. We're here to help...
The Hold Steady continue to pound the pavement in support of Separation Sunday.
Although it looks like the new Eagles of Death Metal record, Death By Sexy, has been pushed back to a March release date there is already some promising things in the works for it. Over the weekend the band shot a video for ""I Want You Soo Hard (Boy's Bad News)" that featured both Jack Black and Dave Grohl as well as being directed by The Lonely Island. Check the bands site for more on the event.
If you know who Loose Fur is you will be excited to hear that they will release their sophomore album, Born Again In The USA, on March 21st via Drag City. If you don't know who they and you consider yourself a fan of Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Jim O'Rourke, or Glenn Kotche (Wilco) then you should probably check them out - as the band is a collaborative effort between the three of them.
We've been feeding you details about the forthcoming release from The Secret Machines, Ten Silver Drops, and now we can add to that pile of information that the disc will hit stores on April 18th via Reprise Records.
Riverboat Gamblers will be playing a handful of shows in the Southwest this month. The Gamblers just finished recording their 4th as yet untitled LP for Volcom Entertainment, set to be released in April.
North Carolina's Classic Case is back out on the road in support of Dressed To Depress (which is still streaming on their website) and here is where you can see them.
The White Stripes have released their entire video catalog online via iTunes for $1.99 a piece. Go get to downloading.
The Subways are coming to a town near you this March. Check out the dates below and go see this new buzz band before they blow up.
The new Aloha record, Some Echoes, is a collection of songs that were recorded over the past year and a half in rural Pennsylvania. The album is set to be released on April 11th on Polyvinyl.
We told you that the new Morrissey album, Ringleader of the Tormentors, would be out on April 4th and that we'd provide you with a tracklisting when we got it. We're just making good on that promise.
Stars is going on tour with The Elected starting in early February...just in time to support the new disc from The Elected, Sun, Sun, Sun.
If you're a fan of Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), you may want to take note of Arizona Amp & Alternator - the latest project from Mr. Gelb released on Thrill Jockey. The disc features collaborations featuring the likes of M. Ward, Grandaddy, Scout Niblett, Marie Frank, and Jeremy Gara (of The Arcade Fire).
Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, will release The Hardest Way to Make An Easy Living on April 11th. No tracklisting quite yet.
The Slackers will release their new album, Peculiar, on February 21st. You can currently download the song "86 The Mayo" over at their Epitaph band page.
New York's Nightmare Of You have lined up a few US shows (and a few at the start of February) before they head overseas on their UK tour, where their Cure/Smiths revival will probably go over very well.
If you happened to catch that Iron & Wine tour with the Band of Horses opening, well, those guys (ex-Carissa's Wierd) are about to put out their first album via Sub Pop. It's called Everything All the Time and comes out March 21. Here's the tracklisting...
The Life and Times have posted their latest album, Suburban Hymns, in its entirety on their website, as token of their appreciation to the fans (and to continue help spread word about their debut full-length). Currently, the guys have several dates lined up for this month and into February (with loads of Spring dates planned along side Traindodge, Pelican and Mono). In March, the band will finish work on a new EP for release exclusively in Japan with producer J. Robbins. More details and a title for the EP as it becomes available.
San Diego five-piece Some Girls will release Heaven's Pregnant Teens on January 24th (which they are planning to tour extensively for). Visit the album page over at Epitaph to download "Dead In A Web" and "You'll Be Happier With Lower Standards," as well as stream the video for "Warm Milk."
Regina Spektor has completed work on her new album Begin to Hope and hopes to release the follow-up to the acclaimed Soviet Kitsch some time this Spring.
